Insects as food in the Netherlands: Production networks and the geographies of edibility [PDF]
, 2018 A nascent subfield within food geographies research investigates edibility, or how things ‘become food’. In the context of efforts to create more sustainable foodways in Europe and the US (the ‘West’), this question is pertinent.
House, J.
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Entomophagy—Acceptance or Hesitancy in Romania
Sustainability, 2023 This study analyzes the attitudes and perceptions of Romanian individuals regarding entomophagy, which is the practice of eating insects, with the explicit purpose of finding out the factors that influence acceptance and hesitancy using a questionnaire with 470 respondents.
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Effect of Different Drying Methods on Nutrient Quality of the Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) [PDF]
, 2019 Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) represents a sustainable source of proteins and fatty acids for feed and food. Industrial production of mealworms necessitates optimized processing techniques, where drying as the first postharvest procedure is of ...
Benning, Rainer +7 more
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Future Protein Supply and Demand: Strategies and Factors Influencing a Sustainable Equilibrium [PDF]
, 2017 peer-reviewedA growing global population, combined with factors such as changing socio-demographics, will place increased pressure on the world’s resources to provide not only more but also different types of food.
Fenelon, Mark +4 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2025.Fat body (FB) acts as a major metabolic center important for the regulation of a variety of physiological processes such as embryogenesis, reproduction, flight, overwintering, protection, and communication. Lipid amounts and fatty acid (FA) composition vary with species, stage of life, and their diet.
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui +2 more
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Determinants of Receptivity Towards Entomophagy among Young Adults
Mercados y NegociosThis research focuses on understanding the factors influencing the acceptance of entomophagy in Morelia, Michoacán. The study involves a survey aimed at two distinct groups of young adults aged 18 to 29 (control and experimental), a demographic known for
Carlos Francisco Ortiz Paniagua +2 more
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The life history, use and socio-economics of the edible stinkbug encosternum delegorguei (Hemiptera: Tessaratomidae), in South Africa [PDF]
, 2014 A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg, 2014.Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, has attracted interest as a
Dzerefos, Catherine Maria
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Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers [PDF]
, 2019 One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world's human population in a sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate.
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Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict the intention to consume insect-based products : The moderating effect of food neophobia [PDF]
, 2017 Treballs Finals del Màster de Recerca en Empresa, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2016-2017, Tutor: Josep Maria Argilés BoschThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the adoption of insectbased ...
Sierra Navarré, Rafael
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Assessing nontarget effects and host feeding of the exotic parasitoid Apanteles taragamae, a potential biological control agent of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata [PDF]
, 2016 Article PurchasedApanteles taragamae Viereck is a larval parasitoid introduced in Benin for classical biological control of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius. In the laboratory, we evaluated the effects of A. taragamae on non-target herbivore
Dannon, E.A. +3 more
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